tangu
TAH-ngoo
How to say it
SwahilitanguTAH-ngoosoon
Englishsince
Frenchdepuissoon
Meaning
Marks the point in time from which something began and has gone on.
Good to know
It comes before a time or an event: tangu jana, since yesterday; tangu alipofika, since he arrived. Tangu lini? means since when?.
Examples
- Nimekuwa hapa tangu asubuhi.I have been here since morning.
- Hatujaonana tangu mwaka jana.We have not seen each other since last year.
- Tangu alipohamia mjini, amebadilika sana.Since he moved to town, he has changed a lot.
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